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REPUBLIC PERIOD
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A GRISAILLE-DECORATED PORCELAIN CYLINDRICAL SNUFF BOTTLE
REPUBLIC PERIOD
The sides are decorated in grisaille with a fisherman in a boat in a winter landscape and with a poetic inscription that refers to the scene preceded by an iron-red hall mark, Leshan Tang ('Hall of Pleasure from Goodness') followed by two iron-red seals. An apocryphal Qianlong four-character mark in blue enamel is on the base.
3 in. (7.6 cm.) high, jadeite stopper
REPUBLIC PERIOD
The sides are decorated in grisaille with a fisherman in a boat in a winter landscape and with a poetic inscription that refers to the scene preceded by an iron-red hall mark, Leshan Tang ('Hall of Pleasure from Goodness') followed by two iron-red seals. An apocryphal Qianlong four-character mark in blue enamel is on the base.
3 in. (7.6 cm.) high, jadeite stopper
Provenance
K. Y. Liu, Kuala Lumpur, 1966.
Victor Topper, Toronto.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 3322.
Victor Topper, Toronto.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 3322.
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Items which contain rubies or jadeite originating in Burma (Myanmar) may not
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provided that the gemstones have been mounted or incorporated into jewellery
outside of Burma and provided that the setting is not of a temporary nature
(e.g., a string).
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